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Meaning of 'penultimate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Penultimate [ a.]
- Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word.
2 . Penultimate [ n.]
- The penult.

Meaning of 'penultimate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . penultimate [ s]
Meaning (1):
- second last
Example in sentence:
  • the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter;
  • the figures in the next-to-last column

Nearby Words:

pen penal penality penalize penally penalties penalty penance penanced penanceless

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